# Chapter 3341: Every Heavenly Court God is a Peerless Hero
Even with the dissolution of the Primordial Diagram patterns, a large area of space around the Earth Cauldron remained shattered.
"What a move of mutual destruction!"
Zhang Ruochen was blasted back several hundred meters. After steadying himself, he flicked his sleeve and retrieved the Earth Cauldron.
In terms of combat power, Jade Python Lord might not necessarily be a match for Famous Sword God, but once pushed into a life-or-death crisis, most of these ancient gods possessed desperate techniques.
To kill them, even God Kings and God Venerables could not afford to be careless.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
A series of explosive sounds rang out as the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent shattered the Undead War God manifested by Xiu Chen Heavenly God. Its bone body rapidly shrank, ancient patterns emerging on its bones as it fled toward the depths of the universe.
The patterns on its bones resembled All-Heavens Divine Patterns, and even the Time Divine Sea formed by the Sundial could not suppress its speed.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God activated a speed divine ability, her form leaping through space as she caught up to the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent.
The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent did not dare to prolong the battle, worried that Zhang Ruochen would catch up—if that happened, escaping would be harder than ascending to heaven.
"Xiu Chen, do you not want to know what I relied on to dare hunt Vermilion Fire Dance?"
Cold blue flames appeared in the abdomen of the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent, where a large number of Rule Divine Patterns converged.
Just as Xiu Chen Heavenly God caught up to it, its central head rose up, opening a pitch-black mouth. Instantly, a black vortex formed around the head, the temperature rising sharply as death aura filled the entire star domain.
A stream of cold blue flame spewed from the mouth of the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's central head.
In this star domain, all gods were alarmed, their gazes turning toward the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent.
Vermilion Fire Dance's expression turned somewhat ugly, and she said, "That's the Nether Source Bone Flame that only existences at the Bone Clan All-Heavens level can cultivate! The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent actually preserved a wisp of it inside its body."
If the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent had released the Nether Source Bone Flame from the start, she suspected she would not have been able to hold out until Zhang Ruochen and the others arrived.
Although it was only a wisp, it was still enough to incinerate all her souls and spirits.
Clearly, the Nether Source Bone Flame was the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's strongest trump card, one it was reluctant to use. Once used, it was gone!
Xiu Chen Heavenly God unfolded a pair of black wings on her back and immediately retreated back to the Sundial.
Around the Sundial, dense Time Imprint light spots emerged, opposing the Nether Source Bone Flame.
The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent knew very well that the Nether Source Bone Flame it possessed was too little. Once Xiu Chen Heavenly God retreated to the Sundial, it would be impossible to refine and kill her.
Therefore, after spitting out the flame, it smashed through space and fled into the Void World.
"The Nine Cauldrons are truly extraordinary, no wonder they rank first in the 'Tai Bai Divine Artifact Chapter.' I must immediately report this matter and request Boundless-level experts to kill Zhang Ruochen and seize the Earth Cauldron."
Just as this thought arose in the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's mind, six dazzling and scorching sword lights appeared in the pitch-black Void World.
Before it could dodge, its bone body was struck.
"Crash!"
"Boom!"
...
The six swords struck with irresistible force, splitting its bone body into sections.
Zhang Ruochen's true form manifested, his hands slightly raised as the Lesser Yin Divine Sea appeared in the Void World, enveloping it and continuously squeezing inward.
The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent could not escape. Every instant, tens of thousands of sword lights slashed across its body.
The Lesser Yin Divine Sea was like an independent universe, imprisoning it. No matter how powerful the divine power it erupted, it was absorbed by the divine sea, vanishing without a trace.
"Zhang Ruochen, I come from the depths of the Luo Yi Bone Sea. Touch me, and are you prepared for death?" The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's Spiritual Power divine voice boomed out mightily.
"Using your backing to pressure me? You truly know nothing about me."
Zhang Ruochen activated the Darkness Esoterica, drawing upon the Darkness Rules of heaven and earth, transforming them into countless streams of Darkness Rule that eroded the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's divine soul.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God stood on the Sundial, her figure tall and slender, extremely cold and beautiful. "Kill it with Darkness Esoterica? Better to refine it with the Earth Cauldron. With my divine soul suppressing its spiritual will, it cannot self-destruct its divine source like Jade Python Lord did."
"I have my own plans," Zhang Ruochen said.
The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent roared hoarsely, its divine body growing increasingly massive, manifesting to its full length of hundreds of thousands of miles, larger than a thousand planets combined.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God employed divine soul attacks, preventing it from self-destructing its divine source.
After about a quarter of an hour, the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent fell completely silent, its soul and will extinguished by the Dark Force.
Zhang Ruochen, as tiny as a speck of dust yet containing infinite divine power, dragged the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's massive bone body back to the Real World. "Its bone body is extraordinary. It can serve as a major ingredient for refining the All-Heavens Divine Pill."
The Nine-Headed Bone Serpent's body vanished behind Zhang Ruochen, as if sinking into water.
Zhang Ruochen had no concrete Divine Realm World, but as long as he was willing, the space around him was his Divine Realm World.
The Empty Flame Divine Mountain had been breached, and nearly all of the Blazing Sun Civilization's thousand-plus Spiritual Power cultivators had fallen.
In this level of confrontation, once defeated, survival was simply impossible.
Divine Princess Shen Ba shattered Xu Fa's divine heart with her staff. Xu Fa's physical body instantly turned into wisps of light mist, dissipating atop the Divine Mountain. As he died, his mouth emitted unwilling wails, as if he could not accept such a bleak ending.
"After this battle, the Blazing Sun Civilization has suffered a severe blow to its vitality," Jade Spirit God said with considerable emotion, her face showing no joy as she thought of the Yaksha Clan.
The Blazing Sun Civilization at least had a current-generation All-Heavens, yet in this chaotic great era, it was still difficult to preserve itself, with the slightest misstep risking clan annihilation. What about the Yaksha Clan?
What would tomorrow hold for the Yaksha Clan?
Zhang Ruochen ascended the Empty Flame Divine Mountain step by step, using his Spiritual Power to sense every grain of sand, every stone, every blade of grass, every tree. He could feel its extraordinariness, and also feel that its former glory and prosperity had long been worn away by time.
It was a rare treasure land for Spiritual Power cultivation!
But that was all.
Zhang Ruochen arrived at the mountain peak, looked up at the golden divine tree bound by Spiritual Power chains, and smiled. "Another material for refining the Boundless Divine Pill!"
"Exactly! This Sea Gold Divine Mulberry contains rich Metal and Wood attribute divine qi and vast life force. It is indeed a heaven-and-earth divine material for medicine."
Divine Princess Shen Ba smiled slightly, then added, "If you refine the Boundless All-Heavens Divine Pill, remember to give me one."
"That goes without saying! However, refining the Boundless All-Heavens Divine Pill is very difficult. We can first try refining the Tai Zhen Boundless Divine Pill," Zhang Ruochen said.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God said, "How about we cut it down first? Otherwise, once the Four Yang Heavenly Lord returns, he will surely spare no effort to take it back."
Zhang Ruochen did not do so. Divine trees grow extremely slowly. This Sea Gold Divine Mulberry had likely lived for over a thousand eons. It was not only a divine root of the Blazing Sun Civilization but also a treasure of the universe.
Destroying it directly would be too wasteful.
Blind destruction was not a long-term solution.
Zhang Ruochen stored away the Empty Flame Divine Mountain, looked at Xiu Chen Heavenly God, and asked, "What is this Luo Yi Bone Sea that the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent mentioned?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God said coldly and sharply, "The Luo Yi Bone Sea is nothing special—merely one of the twelve Bone Seas of the Bone Clan."
Her tone was very arrogant, causing the gods present to glance sideways.
She continued, "However, the depths of the Luo Yi Bone Sea are quite extraordinary. There should be an Ancestor Realm left by some Ancestor in Bone Clan history. I have never been there, so I don't know if it is a true Ancestor Realm or if there are any hidden old monsters inside. What are you afraid of? Feng Caiyi is protecting you..."
"Alright, alright, I'm not afraid. I was just asking casually."
Zhang Ruochen worried that Xiu Chen Heavenly God might speak carelessly, causing misunderstandings among Xu Wenzhi, Li Mo Grandmaster, and the others.
Jade Spirit God's expression was serious. "The fall of Jade Python Lord, the Nine-Headed Bone Serpent, and the cultivators of the Blazing Sun Civilization will surely stir up earth-shattering waves in the Hell Realm. How should we proceed next?"
"Leave it to me, how about that? They came to kill me. Now that they're dead, I'll go give the Hell Realm an explanation." Vermilion Fire Dance flew over, landed before the crowd, and bowed with clasped hands one by one to thank them for their rescue.
She wanted to help Zhang Ruochen out of trouble and take all the responsibility upon herself.
After all, this matter had started because of her.
"You give the Hell Realm an explanation? How will you explain? That you alone killed them all?" Zhang Ruochen shook his head with a smile. "If you admit to this matter, I'm very worried you'll be pushed onto the God-Beheading Platform."
"I am a god of Fengdu Ghost City. Who would dare..."
She could not finish the second half of the sentence.
Zhang Ruochen had Jade Spirit God release Famous Sword God from the Yaksha Ancestor Divine Temple. With a swing of his sword, he cut off a mass of divine blood from him and absorbed it into his palm.
Gradually, Zhang Ruochen's form, appearance, and aura changed, transforming into the likeness of Famous Sword God.
Zhang Ruochen stood with his sword, saying, "Those who killed them are the gods of the Heavenly Court. Every Heavenly Court god is a peerless hero. Not only have they severely wounded the Hell Realm, but they are also about to break through Xiongguan Star."
Jade Spirit God understood his intent, a sly smile appearing on her face as she released Soul Realm Master, Huang Daozi, Formation Destruction Palace Second Elder, and Plow Mark Ancient God one after another.
"Xiongguan Star has always been the most important war star for the Hell Realm to attack the Hundred Clans Royal City. Right now, a large number of Hell Realm troops are gathered on that planet. As long as we break Xiongguan Star, the Hell Realm army will surely collapse, and the crisis of the Hundred Clans Royal City can be resolved immediately."
"This old man's talisman technique is passable. I'll reluctantly play the role of Huang Daozi!" Li Mo Grandmaster said.
"No, no. You need to return to the Hundred Clans Royal City to control the Star Prison Encirclement Grand Formation, coordinating with us in a pincer attack. I'll play Huang Daozi!"
Xu Wenzhi stroked his beard and smiled, taking part of Huang Daozi's Spiritual Power, divine soul, and divine blood. Instantly, his appearance and aura changed, transforming into an old Daoist.
"I'll play Soul Realm Master!"
Vermilion Fire Dance's strength had recovered considerably. She took part of Soul Realm Master's soul light and transformed into his likeness.
She was not betraying the Hell Realm. She simply believed that today's matter was most likely a joint decision by the gods of Xiongguan Star after discussion. This time, it was for revenge.
"I'll play Formation Destruction Palace Second Elder."
Divine Princess Shen Ba's appearance changed accordingly.
The five ancient gods of the Heavenly Realm Faction looked at the five people before them who were identical to themselves, and their hearts sank to the bottom.
They understood!
They understood why Zhang Ruochen had not killed them all along.
It was not that he dared not kill them, but that he had already formulated a plan. He intended to use their identities to declare war on the Hell Realm and resolve the predicament of the Hundred Clans Royal City.
Then, those who did not submit to Zhang Ruochen would most likely "die in battle" in this conflict.
Famous Sword God said, "Zhang Ruochen, do you think such a crude scheme can fool the entire Hell Realm, the entire Heavenly Court? Do you really think everyone is a fool?"
"As long as I kill all the gods who know the truth, who will ever know?"
Walking before Famous Sword God, the two identical in appearance, their eyes met, and Zhang Ruochen said, "Even if the Heavenly Court finds out, so what? All they want is face. I give them face, and they will only be grateful to me."
"Even if the Hell Realm finds out, so what? The Boundless ones have marched north and not returned. What can they do to me? In this battle, I want to tell the Hell Realm that I, Xinghuantian, am very powerful—not something they can manipulate at will. Sometimes, only by fighting can you buy peace and intimidate your enemies."
Zhang Ruochen still stared at Famous Sword God, his gaze like a sword. "Send a message to Xinghuantian. Have Chi Yao and Cang Jue lead all gods who can fight, including false gods, to meet me at the Hundred Clans Royal City."